Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

If you are looking for a rewarding new role within healthcare, you are in the right place!

Working in healthcare can be incredibly fulfilling as it allows you to make a positive impact on people's lives every day.

We are looking for experienced and committed Healthcare Assistants with an interactive approach, who are eager to enhance their skills in the complex care sector. While prior complex care experience is beneficial, it is not a requirement as full bespoke clinical training will be provided.

You will need to be passionate about delivering the highest quality care to our service users, building positive relationships with them and their family whilst empowering them to live as independently as possible within the comfort of their own home.

Our service user is a selfless gentleman in his 40s who lives at home with his loving wife in Bolton and requires support on a 1:1 basis throughout the day to support his complex care needs.

He has a great sense of humour and loves the banter with his care team. He enjoys all things sports related and is a big fan of cricket and football, especially Manchester City.

A key aspect of this role involves promoting our service users independence and assisting him in enjoying his hobbies, interests and accessing his favourite social activities. This includes, socialising with his friends, spending quality time with his wife and family and sitting out in the garden enjoying the sunshine when he can.

Main duties of the job

Your role will be to assist him with his day-to-day routine, companionship and meeting his clinical and social care needs. This will include supporting with his personal care, moving, and handling and attending to his clinical care needs when required.

Our service user has specifically requested for female staff to work on their team

We are looking for our care team to be pet friendly as he does have a pet cat at home

We have the following shifts available;

• Part Time Days- 2-3 shifts per week
• Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 5:30pm
• Weekends: 9:00am - 5:30pm
• This position will include some weekend availbitly

Take a look at our pay rates!

Weekdays: £13.00 per hour (Approx. £123.50 per 9.5-hour shift)

Saturdays: £14.00 per hour (Approx. £133 per 9.5-hour shift)

Sundays: £14.50 per hour (Approx. £137.75 per 9.5-hour shift)

Bank Holidays: £17.50 per hour (Approx. £166.25 per 9.5-hour shift)

This is a personally rewarding role where you can build on your clinical skills and experience, whilst delivering exceptional care and support to our service user and really making an impact on his day to day life.

Apollo Home Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer and we advertise a high volume of vacancies on behalf of our clients.

Due to the nature of the vacancies we recruit for, our clients have the right to request whether they wish for female or male staff to work on their team.

These specific requirements do not reflect the views of our organisation.

About us

We specialise in the provision of highly complex clinical care services delivered in the homes of service users.

We are passionate about delivering the highest standard of care and we recognise that our Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and Support Workers are integral to doing this.

In return for your hard work and dedication you will receive:

• Flexible hours to suit*
• Confirmed rotas
• Excellent rates of pay - Weekly
• Holiday pay
• Excellent rewards and recognition scheme
• Opportunity to work with other service users in the area*
• Ongoing professional training and development